Accurate .30 cal. Plain Base

[Ben]

I've ordered this one.
A plain base Accurate made by Tom Ellis. 157 grs.
Should be here in about 12 - 14 days according to Tom.
I've asked for a .302" nose, and .3115 " drive bands with air cooled WW's.
Might be fun in my many .30 cal. rifles.
I plan to test this one as soon as it arrives in my Rem. 788 , 30-30.
It should shoot well, if speed limitations are followed.

Ben

 

[Wasalmonslayer]

I have looked at that one many times Ben.
Staying tuned for shooting report once it lands and you get it hot!

 

[JWFilips]

Ben
that is going to be a good shooter for sure (especially the way "we" do it!
Jim

 

[Spindrift]

I suspect it will work very well for you, Ben! I am looking forward to hearing about your results, best of luck!

 

[Ben]

Thanks,
Ben

 

[Rally]

I like it Ben, looks like a good deer bullet to me. I’m curious as to your line of thought on that bullet and specs. Looks a whole lot like the Noe 195 I’m loading in my 30-06 now, a Rem. 700 ss/composite.

 

[Ben]

I’m curious as to your line of thought on that bullet and specs.

My line of thought is that I don't have any .30 cal. rifles that don't shoot a .310 or a .311" dia cast bullet well. By asking for a .3115" dia bullet to drop from the mould, that should cover all of my bases.

The nose spec'd at .302 will make for a good bore rider in my rifles, if it is too tight in a few rifles, I have nose sizing dies that can change that spec. to .301 or .300 if need be.

At 157 grs. , I thought that was a good " compromise weight " for a .30 cal. rifle bullet.. The plain base will allow the bullet to be shot from 1,000 - 1,350 fps with guilt edge accuracy. Saving on gas checks and the extra time and effort to install them properly just makes things simpler. My 10 yr. old grandson is also going through a lot of plain base .30 cals in his Handi Break open 30-30 right now.

If I need a g/c style .30 cal. bullet, I have about 25 other g/c style .30 cals to pick from.

Ben

 

[fiver]

I bet you can pour that from some real soft alloy [like 6-7 BHN type soft] and do just fine with it.

 

[Ben]

Exactly Lamar !!!!

 

[Rally]

Thanks Ben, didn’t figure you were running short on moulds. I’m always curious why casters pick the moulds they do. We all hunt or shoot under different conditions.

 

[Ian]

It keeps us from spending money on booze and broads....

 

[waco]

Sometimes I wish I had more of Brad's mentality. Very few molds. Pick a load and stick with it. It would simplify things dramatically.
I'm a horrible note keeper and this just makes things worse.

 

[Ian]

Brad's approach is excellent, problem is I haven't figured out how he arrives at a superb load combination without experimenting with ten powders, four alloys, and 25 bullet moulds first.

 

[Brad]

Pure luck?
I sure as hell don’t know either.